Comment 0 for bug 797040

Binary package hint: update-manager

From time to time as it desires the Update Manager will automatically Launcher itself to provide the user with guidance that updates are available.

When this happens under Unity with the Launcher hidden, the icon with wobble+bounce at the edge of the screen to catch their focus. If the user then responds to the call-to-action and quickly opens the Launcher and clicks the icon, a greyed-out window will appear and the "Updating database…" progress bar will appear for a number of seconds.

Ideally the user should only see the wobbling "call-to-attention" when update-manager has finished computing and the user is able to interact with Update-Manager.

This is likely either a case of:

  Unity Launcher being over-excited about a new program appearing
  Update-Manager requesting attention